Observatory

In 1938, a group of students interested in astronomy organized the Astrophysical
Society. The Board of Trustees approved the Society's proposal to erect
an observatory on the campus in 1940.

The Observatory was dedicated on September 25, 1942, by G.
Howard Carragan, head of the Physics Department. The 12-inch Newtonian
reflector was designed and constructed by Mr. Otto Rasmussen, instrument
maker. Mr. and Mrs. Rasmussen have also donated an astronomical clock.
The building itself was designed by Professor Ralph Winslow, head of the
Department of Architecture. 1944 Transit p.41.